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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2008
Donald Mueller, Ivanhoe, IL (US);
Weixin Song, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Bangji Cao, Naperville, IL (US);
Donald Mueller, Ivanhoe, IL (US);
Weixin Song, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Bangji Cao, Naperville, IL (US);
USG Interiors, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A non-woven material and method of formation thereof is provided to form a substantially flat or planar self supporting core of an inorganic base fiber and an organic binding fiber preferably using an air-laid forming head. In certain preferred embodiments, the organic base fiber has a fiber strength with a break load of about 10 grams or less and an elongation of about 20 percent or less. Preferably, the organic binding fiber has a binding component and a structural component within unitary fiber filaments. In one aspect, the structural component of the organic binding fiber has a composition effective to provide a strength thereof so that the non-woven material can be manually cut with minimal effort. In such form, the non-woven material is suitable to function as an acoustic ceiling tile.